Piano solo · 1966
Herbie Hancock: Dolores
- Key
- Tempo
- 282 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Postbop
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- A8B6A8
Herbie Hancock's solo on “Dolores” has 613 notes in 100 seconds (6.2 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from C#3 to F5. The average tempo is 282 BPM with a swing feel. About 65% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
613Notes
100sSolo length
6.2Notes per second
C#3–F5Range (28 semitones)
65%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- -1 ×170
- +1 ×103
- -2 ×77
- +2 ×48
- -3 ×40
- +3 ×34
Changes played over
A1
I1
Record
- Record
- Miles Smiles · Columbia · 1967
- Recorded
- 24-25.10.1966
- Line-up
- Miles Davis (tp); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (dr)
- Composer
- Shorter
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.